The market is selling Amazon over falling free cash flow, a $200 billion capex program, and circular AI financing, whilst I see all three as reasons to buy. Advertising generated $17.24 billion in the quarter, with software-like margins that the market still values as part of a retailer. Retail automation is a second catalyst. AWS backlog stands at $364 billion (excluding a $100B+ Anthropic deal), with diversified customers and custom silicon driving competitive advantage.
As the cost of AI infrastructure continues to increase, Morgan Stanley says Big Tech capital expenditures are on track to hit new records.
I hit the buy button on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) again last week, and I plan to do it again this month.
Max Kettner, HSBC's chief multi-asset strategist, argued on CNBC's Closing Bell Overtime on July 7, 2026, that mega-cap tech business models have “fundamentally changed in terms of taking on debt and being cash flow negative,” but the real story is that Wall Street walks into Q2 earnings expecting the worst on capex, which sets up a beat with real fuel behind it.
The megacap companies funding AI expansion have issued nearly $250 billion in debt this year.
On June 17, 2026, Jeff Bezos stood on a stage in Paris and told the world: “We're going to have labor scarcity.
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Gil Luria, Head of Technology Research at D.A.
Our Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) call is straightforward: the stock has room to run into year-end.
At $247.04, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) looks compelling on a risk/reward basis.
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire this June when SpaceX went public.
Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction) are up 6% in Friday morning trading, changing hands at $670 after Thursday's close of $631.48.